« Magnifying the Lord »
This study deals with one of my ongoing concerns, the way that Christine de Pizan portrays herself as the voice of the body politic, a voice endowed with the spirit of prophecy capable of ensuring the present and future well-being of the nascent nation-state of France. Despite her twofold remove fr...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/crm, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cahiers de recherches médiévales
2009
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | This study deals with one of my ongoing concerns, the way that Christine de Pizan portrays herself as the voice of the body politic, a voice endowed with the spirit of prophecy capable of ensuring the present and future well-being of the nascent nation-state of France. Despite her twofold remove from the seats of power, being a woman and of foreign birth, Christine manages to create a voice having the authority to advise those governing the realm at a time when the king’s voice was ailing or... |
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